To be fed up of moving out of the way

[Ghostlyglow]

Of people walking/cycling towards me. I'm over 50 and so "invisible" I guess. But people in their 20s mainly just don't seem to feel they have to go into single file and off I go onto the grass or the road

Every single walk I've been on I've had to move out of the way as other people were making no sign of doing so.

I think it’s more to do with individual personality than age.
Perhaps also the particular mood that person is in at the time.

I'm 30 and was nearly run over by several cyclists today! Surely if they are coming up behind you they should make a conscious decision to overtake? YADNBU.

I’m late twenties and have been going out running. I always go out into the road if there are people coming towords me (after checking it’s safe!).

Most people thank me but there are a lot of (mainly older people) who give me massive evils.

Seems to be different for everyone though so I’m trying not to generalise.

We all have to move out of each others way. But yes it be nice if others gaveway for you.

*towards!

I think whoever is more mobile should move.

The woman on the scooter was safer continuing in a straight line and if able, other people move.

I've been seriously ill, with poor mobility and cognitive issues. I struggled to work out how to walk around other people. I was slow, so to me it made sense for them to move.

I'm now fully mobile, so now i do the moving.

I had to push my daughter in her wheelchair off the path and on to grass because people walking towards us would not move off the path. Took me bloody ages to get her wheelchair back on the paving bit again

I don't think the woman on the scooter at 6am should be expecting a pedestrian on a narrow pavement with a dog to get into the road for her. There was no verge. She knew she was approaching me I had no idea till she started beeping at me 3 foot behind me. When I say scooter I do not mean a mobility scooter , I mean a motorised scooter that grown ups used instead of a bike - like the ones kids use without a motor.

Cyclists travelling fast who 'ding' their bell. It's supposed to be a signal for me to instantly jump out of their way. One swore at me last week. Well he had just as much ability to manoeuvre off the path as I did.

I stop and stand still, and then they have to move around me

Heh, I do the same thing

@Effinell that's disgusting. Anyone in a wheelchair/mobility scooter gets full use of the pavement IMO. I'll happily move and stay standing away from them if it takes them time to get past. You shouldn't have to move your daughter out of people's way, they need to start being more courteous x

Humans eh?

You should begin to shout Cha Cha Slide lyrics at them as they approach. SLIDE TO THE LEFT. That should get the point across.

Wow! I move out of the way of others every time. I have no idea why it might be difficult for them to move to the verge and I’ve noticed most people getting as far to the edge of the pavement as possible on their side too. DD has been taught from day 1 of lockdown that we get into single file when others are coming towards us. She’s 6. So far, I’ve had no death glares or anything. Just a few smiles, nods and good mornings/evenings.

Perhaps they're thinking the same about you op

“ Have to say as someone in my 20's I'm finding the worst ones are the older generation and I'm the one that moves 90% of the time.”

That sounds fair? Why would you moan about that?

I rarely bother going out now, so tired of moving for people with children on scooters on the pavement, or with buggies. Even walking round the block and seeing them a second time, they don't take a turn at moving out of the way.

A few do, and nod or smile, but the majority don't, and then there are the scowling young ones who walk straight at you, brain not engaged, or face in phone.

And those that get right up your arse so you have to tell them to back off.

Older ones are staying in by the look of it, or marching along in the middle of the road like I saw yesterday, old chap with his walking stick and hat, keeping away from everyone.

It’s all right round here with everyone crossing the road to avoid each other - except pavement cyclists and elderly jogging men, who stealthily come up behind, making no effort to go round, cross over or avoid other people.

It's not your age. I've spent my whole life being invisible and feeling in the way. Which, given that I'm very small, I probably am to most people over about 5' 4" or so. I once had someone actually physically pick me up by the arms in a crowded shopping centre and deposit me out of his path so he could continue on his self-important way.

It's 50:50 here. The joggers see early morning walking to work generally cross the road, which is nice of them.
The pavements are pretty wide, though- enough for 4 abreast easily if needed. So it's easy to get away from couples etc without having to go into single file.

I had to push my daughter in her wheelchair off the path and on to grass because people walking towards us would not move off the path. Took me bloody ages to get her wheelchair back on the paving bit again
That is disgusting behaviour. I honestly wouldn't move off the path (in normal times- I understand you likely don't want your daughter to be too close to others at the moment).

Start coughing and they'll quickly get into single file

OP, I totally get where you're coming from. Some people have no consideration and walk along in groups, filling the width of the pavement, and it doesn't even occur to them that they are forcing others to step into the road. I've also seen people who are walking "together", but still want to be 2 metres from each other, so walk along with space between them, effectively giving you the choice of passing between the middle gap, close enough to breathe in germs from them both, or walking into the road. These people are often teenagers/early 20s, and they stroll along chatting and laughing, in their own bubble, without even a nod of acknowledgement, let alone a thank you, as I walk out into the road to avoid them. It's true there aren't so many cars on the roads at the moment, but even so it grates to be forced off the pavement.

I'm happy to move out of the way for an elderly person, or a young mother with toddlers/a pram, but I hate being forced out of the way by gangs of teens acting like they own the pavement. That said, the majority of people I encounter on walks are careful and considerate, it's just the thoughtless minority.

Cyclists 2 abreast are doing my head in. There are some polite people out there but mainly people are twats. Dp and I go single file or cross the road if others are coming towards us - not so easy if it's a bike or joggers coming up behind.

I have started loudly commenting on people being arseholes. I don't give a fuck if they hear.